Enzymes in Biochemistry

Substrate specificity is the ability of an enzyme to discriminate between similar molecules. Reaction specificity is usually absolute, but the degree of substrate specificity may vary among different enzymes.

Enzymes are protein catalysts that increase the rate of reactions without being changed in the overall process. They selectively channel reactants into useful pathways and direct all metabolic events.

Each enzyme is assigned a recommended name, commonly with the suffix “-ase” attached to the substrate of the reaction or to a description of the action performed. Enzymes also have systematic names based on a naming system divided into six major classes, each with numerous subgroups.

<p>An example of an enzyme with a recommended name is 'glucosidase', where the suffix “-ase” is attached to the substrate of the reaction. This naming convention is commonly used for most enzymes.</p> Signup and view all the answers